The chances of life and environment spontaneously organising into self-regulating states may be much higher than you would expect. If fact, given sufficient biodiversity, it may be extremely likely. But there is a limit to this stability. Push the system too far and it may go beyond a tipping point and rapidly collapse to a new and potentially very different state.
Scientists finally have an explanation for the ‘Gaia puzzle’
The guy behind the idea admitted he was wrong about the earth being alive and about to die. However, loads of people now think that’s a real possibility. Not sure if its a bad idea or not, let’s see, I guess.
‘Gaia’ scientist James Lovelock: I was ‘alarmist’ about climate change
“Material genes were identified with gene tokens and informational genes with gene types … Continuity resides in the recursive representation of immortal pattern by ephemeral avatars …
Darwinising Gaia’ would also have some political benefits. It might encourage us to look at nature as a coherent whole, with an evolutionary trajectory that we can foster or deflect as we choose. After all, we are already doing that, whether we realise it or not.”
The Gaia hypothesis reimagined by one of its key sceptics | Aeon Essays
The chances of life and environment spontaneously organising into self-regulating states may be much higher than you would expect. If fact, given sufficient biodiversity, it may be extremely likely. But there is a limit to this stability. Push the system too far and it may go beyond a tipping point and rapidly collapse to a new and potentially very different state.
Fire Gaia
(5 upvotes)The idea of Gaia, the Earth is a self-regulating system
(4 upvotes)The guy behind the idea admitted he was wrong about the earth being alive and about to die. However, loads of people now think that’s a real possibility. Not sure if its a bad idea or not, let’s see, I guess.
Not so fast – Covid is a sign that “nature” is out to take us out.
“Material genes were identified with gene tokens and informational genes with gene types … Continuity resides in the recursive representation of immortal pattern by ephemeral avatars …
Darwinising Gaia’ would also have some political benefits. It might encourage us to look at nature as a coherent whole, with an evolutionary trajectory that we can foster or deflect as we choose. After all, we are already doing that, whether we realise it or not.”